title: Morphology syntheses and properties of well-defined Prussian Blue nanocrystals by a facile solution approach.
abstract: Large-scale syntheses of Prussian Blue (PB) uniform nanocubes and nanospheres, together with an interesting PB micro-frame structure, have been achieved by direct dissociation of a single-source precursor K(3)[Fe(CN)(6)] with polyvinylprrolidone (PVP) as a capping and reducing agent. The reaction temperature has been proved to be a key factor for morphology development of PB nanocrystals, and the size of PB nanocrystals can be tuned by adjusting the feed ratio of K(3)[Fe(CN)(6)] to PVP and the concentration of K(3)[Fe(CN)(6)]. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected-area electron diffraction (SAED), and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) were used to characterize the resulting nanocrystals and investigate their growth mechanisms. Optical and magnetic studies showed size- and shape-dependent optical and magnetic properties in the PB nanocrystals. An excellent electro-catalytic property to hydrogen peroxide reduction was observed at the PB nanocube-modified electrode.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212003, PR China. xiaopingshen@163.com
authors.forename: Xiaoping
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authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Shikui
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authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yan
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authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kun
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authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Zheng
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authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Wei
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authors.lastname: Liu